Smoking implement.



J. M. BDER.

SMOKING IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAR.10,1910.

98mm, Patented Dec.27, 1910.

ATTORNEYS nuns 1a; norm, or NEW roan, N. r.

SlltEQKINQ IMPLEMENT.

Specificationot Letters Patent. Application filed March 10,4910. Serial No. 648,899.

I To allwhomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. EDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borou h of Manhattan, in the county and State 0 New York, have invented a new and Improved Smok- 1n Implement, of which the following is a fu 1, clear, and exact description.

ThlS invention relates to smoking implements, such as pipes, and cigar or cigarette holders, and has reference more particularly to a device of this class, comprising a tobacco-holding member, a stem having a mouthpiece and provided with a passage of substantially uniform diameter, extending from the tobacco-holding member tothe mouthpiece, and an absorbent cartridge in the passage. A

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inex nsive, and durable smoking imp ement.o the class described, which can be fashioned in different forms, and from different materials, which is sanitary when in use, which obviates certain of the objectionable features commonly attending the use of tobacco, which provides an absorbent cartrid e for freein the smoke, before it enters t e mouth of t e smoker, from nicotin and other unpleasant and deleterious impurities, which is so constructed that the cartridge can be removed without touching it with the hand, and which obviates the neces-- -sity of cleaning the smoke passage from .the

tobacco-holdin member to the mouth-piece.

A further 0 ject of the invention is to provide a smoking implement in which the passa e between the tobacco-holding member and t e mouth-piece can be easily cleaned, by simply removing the absorbent cartridge, which is so constructed that the used CPI- tridge can be removed-by merely insertlng a new cartridge and forcing it through the smoke passage, and which is operable to remove t e butt of a cigar or cigarette from the tobacco-holding member without touchin the butt with thefingers.

he invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a my invention; Fig. 2 is a tobacco pipe comprising an embodiment of rspective view' of the mouthiece of the p pe, showing the same remov from the stem; Fi 3 is a perspective View of a cartridge use in connection with my invention; Flg. 4 is a longitudinal section of a cigar holder constituting a modified form of my invention; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig, 4, showing certain of the parts in different position and illustrating the manner of operating the holder, to eject the butt of a cigar; and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of a 01 r-holder comprising a further modified orm of my invention.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that the absorbentcartridge may be fashioned from any suitable material adapted for the purpose, for example, it may consist of a cylindrical roll of absorbent paper which has a longitudinal bore through which the smoke flows, and into the pores of which,- moisture in the smoke, and the other impurities, enter. The passage between the tobacco-holding member and the mouth-piece is of substantially uniform diameter, and the cartridge is correspondingly formed to fit snugly therein, and extends from the end of the mouth-piece to the entrance of the tobacco-holding member, completely filling the smoke passage. Hence, if thecartridge has become foul it can be ejected from the smoke passage by merely forcing'into the same a new cartridge. This obviates the'necessityof cleaning the smoke passage in any way other than by the removal of the cartridge itself.

Certain-0f the details of construction form no part of the invention and can be varied in accordance with individual preference Patented Dem-27, 1910;

which communicates interiorly with the bowl. At the end remote from the bowl, the bore is enlarged to form a socket 13 which receives a correspondingly formed extension 15 of the mouth-piece 14. The latter may be of any suitable shape, and is fashioned from hard rubber, amber or other material. metal or other band ltyencon'tpasses the end of the stem. adjacent to the mouth-piece. in the usual manner. The mouth-piece has a bore 17 therethrough. which at the end adjacent. to the stem has threaded enlargement 18. This receives the correspondingly threaded end of a tubular member 19 fashioned from metal or any other suitable material. The arrangement is such that the internal diameter of the tubular member 19 is substantially equal to the diameter of the bore I'L- The member 19 is of such length that when the moutln piece is in position. the member 19 extends to the entrance ofthe bowl. asis shown in Fig. 1. In this way I provide a smoke passage from the bowl to the end of the mouth piece. which is substantially uniform in diameter, and which is smooth and free from obstructions. The cartridge :10. which I employ is of cylindrical form and has a longitudinal bore or passage 2.! tln'rethrough. It tits snugly within the bore 17 of the mouthpiece. and within the tubular member 1%), extending from the end of the mouth-piece to the entrance. of the bowl. 'hen the mouth-piece is removed. the cylindrical member 19 and the cartridge are drawn from the stem of the pipe. with the mouthpiece. As previously explained, the removal of a fouled cart-ridge, by replacing it with a new one etl'ects the cleaning of the smoke passage.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, I provide a tobacco-holding member 21 which is formed to receive the end of a cigar. and thus act as a cigar-holder. The mouth-piece has a bore 23 theiethrough, provided with a threaded enlargement 24-. This receives the correspondingly threaded end of a tubular member 25; the internal diameter of which corresponds to the diameter of the bore 23. The cartridge 26 is lo cated in the smoke passage formed by the bore 23 and the tttbnlar member An annular member or band 27 is secured upon the tobacco-holding member 21. so that the mouth-piece can move freely .toward and away from the tobacco-holding member. The latter has a threaded bore 28 in which is mounted a correspondingly threaded sleeve 29. which sleeve receives the end of the tubular member 25. The extremity 30 of the tubular member 25 is outwardly disposed to limit the movement of the tubular member within the sleeve and to prevent the mouthpiece from being drawn out of the band 27. A spring 31 is arranged upon the tubular member .25 and engages the adjacent ends of the tobacco-holding member and the mouthpiece, tending to separate them. as shown in Fig. at. By lorcing the mouth-piece inward a gainst, the tension of the spring, toward the tobacco-holding member, the end 30 of the tubular member is moved into the recess or bowl of the tobacco-holding member. and then serves to eject therefrom the butt ot a cigar 32, as is shown in Fig. 5. it. will be understood that while the band 27 is shown secured to the tobacco-holding member, it can just as well be fastened upon the mouthpiece. and be movable with respect to the tobacco-holding member. if the parts are not tapered. v

In the modified form of the device, shown in Fig. 6. I dispense with the spring 31. In this case. the frictional engagement of the parts serves to hold them in the relative positions shown. in which the holder is extended so that the tubular member is retracted, and does not project into the tobacco holding member. The modified form .includes a cartridge 26, which has an elongated bod of substantially uniform diametcr, and is provided at one end with an outwardly extended. tapered or funnel-shaped part 26*. This is located within the tobaccoholding member .21 and seats at the inner 'end thereof. It is formed to receive the. ex-

tremity of the cigar, so that itis practically impossible for smoke to escape at the end of the cigar. withoutv passing directly through the cartridge. In this way, all contamination of the tobacco-holding member is obviated, and the device is rendered more sanitary, and cleaner.

Having thus described my invention. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a tobacco-holding member. a. mouthpiece. a tubular member associated with said mouth-piece. a threaded sleeve in said tobacco-holding member, and movably reeeiving said tubular member, said tubular memher having at the end a stop to .limit the movement thereof with respect to said sleeve, a collar encompassing said tobaccoholding member and said mouth-piece. and an absorbent cartridge in said mouth-piece and said tubular member.

2. In a device of the class described. a cartridge fashioned from absorbent material, and having a laterally extended part adapted to receive directly the end of acigar.

3. In a device of the class described, an absorbent cart-ridge having a tubular body. and at one end an outwardly tapered extension adapted to be received within the tobacco-holding member, and formed to receive directly, the end of a. cigar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J AMES M. EDER.

\Vitnesses JOHN K. Bmonvoonn, InILIr D. ROLLIIA US. 

